The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-17
ANXIETY AND WORRY"
Rev. M. L. Haines Points Out Certain Rem.
edies for These Ills.

Rev. M. l. Haines Polnts Out Certain REM
edies for These Ills.
Rev. NJ. L. Haines preached to a large |
audience at the First Presbyterian |
Church yesterday morning on the SUBJECT |
Matthew, chapter vi, 18th verse, "Bs not |
anxious for your life"
/ am glad that in the revision Christ's |
exact meaning is made so clear. The Trans
lation in King James version, Take no |
thought" is misleading. 1t was a correct |
translation when it was made, for /
then the word thought was often |
useu TO signify anxious, worried |
thin king. Certainly Christ does not ]
civilized countries who make success of
his life is compelled to take to-Tlorrow
into days plaus. The higher men rise in
civilization the greater Is me demand
made upon them for such forecasting.
The Bible puts no premium upon heed
lessness. 1t never encourages a man to
shut his eyes to the future and lead
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES style of life
jumping without looking to see where he
will alight.
What Christ condemns then is not FORE
looking but worrying and painful solicit
tude; thought for to morrow carried to that
intensity where it becomes feverish.
oh how much Of that fretting anxious
ness burdens the minds of men and
women?
Even among the very poor It is not the
burden of actual poverty that weights the
heaviest; it is not as a rule that they do
not have enough for to-day-they do have
sufficient, but its that fear for tomorrow,
that coTzoding concern that makes life so
hard.
The element of uncertainty enters to so
large an extent into all departments of
life i've know not what day may bring
forth"
There are so few things to be depended
upon. Riches, whatever shape they may
be IN. may take to themselves wings.
| Securities, belle their name and prove to
/ be very insecure.
Real estate IN these modern days of
/ manufactured booms may become very
unreal, as q source of income, and may
make man poor. Savings banks may
prove to be banks of losings to the deposi'
tors.
We talk of men who speculated in wheat
or coffee ard nightly brand some of them
IS gamblers, but TO certain degree we all
deal in futures" and they are uncertain
quantities.
Because so much derends upon a wise
provision men strain their powers in the
attempt TO forecast the future and prepare
for it.
In this age when life is so rapid aud the
speed in which We are going is so great
the foresight demanded OF many
| generates that disease of anxious-mind-
edness. 1t becomes chronic, and in this
9th chapter of Matthew we have Christ's
remedies for minds thus poisoned: "Nor
| have any words been ever spoken 50
brimful of real wise sustaining strength
for toiling humanity in its mean and every
day necessities"
We may gather the truths he offers into
three classes: First the arguments from
reason; secondly, from nature, and thirdly;
from revelation.
From resson-"which of you by being
! anxious can add one credit unto his
stature"
Your anxiety is unreasonable because it
is useless.
There are two classes of tAiues M an
should not worry over-frst, what lie can I
help and second, what he can help.
But solicitude is worse than futile-it is
weake ming. These disturbing apprehen-
sions unfit one to perform to-day's duties.
They unbalance the mind-distort the Wis.
ion-we no longer see things exactly IS
they are. Anxiousness is great hindrance
to effectiveness.
worry is needless, for Gods care of the
birds and the lilies evidences that.
The birds live by the day. They might
be anxious had they the disposition OF
some men.
As man fretting and worrying l ought
| to Re ashamed to look at a bird.
If God so cares for them will he forget
bis children?
nThe lesson OF Gods providence over the
birds and lilies is this: the Lord will pro-
vide. He is dealing with me on the in
stallment plan and when the need comes
the supply will arrive.
Then comes the argument from Rsvela
ton.
Be not anxious, tor you ara not heather
living under a stern Jove-but Christians
under loving Father.
We are not creatures of the Almighty
| We are sons and daughters i. e. Heavenly
| Father.
And Christs last remedy-is this-cOn-
secration to Gods service "Ssek We first
His Kingdom" If you are making his
will your chief end you will be uplifted
above sordid cares
| After all the bottom causes of most OF
our worries are these two unbelisf and q
failure to make Gods will our great aim.
''If our faith were but more simple we
| we would take him at His word and our
lives would be all sunshine in the sweet
ness of our Lord